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MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStream()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStream()

   Selects a GridFS file by its ``_id`` and opens it as a readable stream.

   .. code-block:: php

      function openDownloadStream($id): resource

   This method has the following parameters:

   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBGridFSBucket-method-openDownloadStream-param.rst

Return Values
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A readable stream resource.

Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-gridfs-filenotfoundexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst

.. todo: add examples

See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::downloadToStream()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::downloadToStreamByName()`
- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\GridFS\\Bucket::openDownloadStreamByName()`